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5 open source VoIP softphones to watch

The steady rise in people using IP telephony to communicate -- for personal and business reasons -- has led to the development of a number of different VoIP "softphones" that can be used on a PC or notebook.

By Rodney Gedda | 20 November, 2009 14:16

Tags: open source, softphones, unified communications, VoIP

Five open source IP telephony projects to watch

In addition to the well-known Asterisk, there is a vibrant community of open source software PBX systems that can be used for internal and service provider IP telephony. Here are five exciting open source VoIP and UC projects to keep an eye on.

By Rodney Gedda | 21 October, 2009 10:53

Tags: IP PBX, ip telephony, open source, sip, VoIP

Mark Spencer talks 10 years of Asterisk

Mark Spencer, founder of Asterix, looks back on 10 years of the open source PBX and discusses its future -- and that of the VoIP industry in general.

By Rodney Gedda | 15 October, 2009 06:16

Tags: anniversaries, asterisk, ip-pabx, IP PBX, ip telephony, Mark Spencer, open source, VoIP

Free tools for teleconferencing with a 'virtual presence'

Using teleconferencing technology has lately become an obvious and financially practical choice to offset rising business travel expenses. Yet sometimes simple chatting doesn't cut it. There has been growing interest in the notion of online conferencing with a "virtual presence" emphasis, which enables people to share information and their very selves with one another with a stronger sense of near-tangible "face time."

By Howard Wen | 20 November, 2008 08:40

Tags: Web telephony and conferencing

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